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Community keeps the dough rolling at 32-year-old Virginia Beach bakery during pandemic

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.— A Virginia Beach bakery that’s been in business for more than 30 years is still breaking bread with the community and proudly staying open through the pandemic.

Angie’s Bakery is a family-owned Filipino bakery. Ken Garcia Olaes took over the family business from his uncle last year.

“It’s authentic. It’s what people look for, especially the people who just moved here from the Philippines," says Olaes.

Customers craving their pandesal don’t have to look any further than Angie’s to get their bread by the bagful. There’s no shortage of ensaymada in the back, but out front, the pepperoni bread was going quickly Wednesday afternoon.

After 32 years in business, the bakery decided it would make adjustments to power through the pandemic.

Outside the front door, a sign reads, “No mask, no service.” There’s a five-customer limit inside the store and tape markers on the floor inside to show where people should stand to keep social distancing rules in place.